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- 29. 4 Reptiles - Biology - OpenStax
Squamata (“scaly”) arose in the late Permian, and extant species include lizards and snakes Both are found on all continents except Antarctica Lizards and snakes are most closely related to tuataras, both groups having evolved from a lepidosaurian ancestor Squamata is the largest extant clade of reptiles (Figure 29 27) Most lizards
- Portal:Snakes - Wikipedia
Cladistically squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales much like other members of the group Many species of snakes have skulls with several more joints than their lizard ancestors and relatives, enabling them to swallow prey much larger than their heads (cranial kinesis)
- The molecular evolutionary tree of lizards, snakes, and . . .
Squamate reptiles (lizards, snakes, amphisbaenians) number approximately 8200 living species and are a major component of the world's terrestrial vertebrate diversity Recent molecular phylogenies based on protein-coding nuclear genes have challenged the classical, morphology-based concept of squama …
- zoology chapter 20 Flashcards - Quizlet
Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like amniotic eggs, tuataras, turtles and more
- The Jurassic rise of squamates as supported by lepidosaur . . .
The squamates (lizards, snakes, and relatives) today comprise more than 10,000 species, and yet their sister group, the Rhynchocephalia, is represented by a single species today, the tuatara The explosion in squamate diversity has been tracked back
- 1 Taxonomy and Introduction to Common Species Bob Doneley . . .
Commonly Kept Species Table 1 1 Reptile orders Order and sub‐order Common name Species (n) Squamata Squamates 9,671 Lacertilia Lizards 5,987 Serpentes Snakes 3,496 Amphisbaenia Worm lizards 188 Testudines Turtles, tortoises and terrapins 341 Crocodylia Crocodiles, gharials, caimans and alligators 25 Rhynchocephalia Tuataras 1 Key
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